WoRMS name details
Axinella appressa Verrill, 1907
190159 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:190159)
unaccepted (genus transfer and junior synonym)
Species
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
Verrill, A. E. (1907). The Bermuda Islands: Part V. An account of the Coral Reefs (Characteristic Life of the Bermuda Coral Reefs). <em>Porifera: Sponges. Transactions of the Connecticut Academy of Arts and Sciences.</em> 12: 330-344, pls 35 C-D.
page(s): 340-341 [details]
page(s): 340-341 [details]
Type locality contained in Bermuda
type locality contained in Bermuda [details]
de Voogd, N.J.; Alvarez, B.; Boury-Esnault, N.; Cárdenas, P.; Díaz, M.-C.; Dohrmann, M.; Downey, R.; Goodwin, C.; Hajdu, E.; Hooper, J.N.A.; Kelly, M.; Klautau, M.; Lim, S.C.; Manconi, R.; Morrow, C.; Pinheiro, U.; Pisera, A.B.; Ríos, P.; Rützler, K.; Schönberg, C.; Turner, T.; Vacelet, J.; van Soest, R.W.M.; Xavier, J. (2025). World Porifera Database. Axinella appressa Verrill, 1907. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=190159 on 2025-11-14
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Nomenclature
original description
Verrill, A. E. (1907). The Bermuda Islands: Part V. An account of the Coral Reefs (Characteristic Life of the Bermuda Coral Reefs). <em>Porifera: Sponges. Transactions of the Connecticut Academy of Arts and Sciences.</em> 12: 330-344, pls 35 C-D.
page(s): 340-341 [details]
basis of record Alvarez, B.; van Soest, R.W.M.; Rützler, K. (1998). A Revision of Axinellidae (Porifera: Demospongiae) in the Central West Atlantic Region. <em>Smithsonian Contribution to Zoology.</em> 598: 1-47. [details]
page(s): 340-341 [details]
basis of record Alvarez, B.; van Soest, R.W.M.; Rützler, K. (1998). A Revision of Axinellidae (Porifera: Demospongiae) in the Central West Atlantic Region. <em>Smithsonian Contribution to Zoology.</em> 598: 1-47. [details]
Present
Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio
Inaccurate
Introduced: alien
Containing type locality